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Blacksmith copper "Imitation Tiffin" Token 1820 Certified as GENUINE by NGC, Br-1008, BL-32A1, Wo-19. Struck over an 1825 Farthing. Crudely struck, with only parts of the obverse and reverse visible. Exceedingly rare. As the Bowers and Merena write-up states, "Overstruck on an 1825 British Farthing. This is the most important and valuable Blacksmith in the whole collection. This specimen is referred to in the Wood article as struck over an 1825 George IV Halfpenny. The fact that the undertype is dated 1825, while the overstrike is dated 1820 proves that the 1008s were antedated in order to evade an 1825 law against counterfeiting. It is even more exciting to realize, as Baker notes in his article, "Some Over-struck Specimens of Br-1008 and other Notes on the Blacksmith Series W. 19-22" which appeared in the Canadian Numismatic Journal in November 1985, that the 1008 circulated as a Halfpenny, but was struck over a hammered-out farthing." It later states that, "This historic specimen, which proves both the antedating thesis snd the creative but crude transformation of farthings into Halfpennies, is unique."
https://coins.ha.com/itm/canada/canada-blacksmith-copper-imitation-tiffin-token-1820-certified-as-genuine-by-ngc-/a/61202-97257.s?type=CoinArchives61202
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 4000-5000 USD
Blacksmith copper "Imitation Tiffin" Token 1820 Certified as GENUINE by NGC, Br-1008, BL-32A1, Wo-19. Struck over an 1825 Farthing. Crudely struck, with only parts of the obverse and reverse visible. Exceedingly rare. As the Bowers and Merena write-up states, "Overstruck on an 1825 British Farthing. This is the most important and valuable Blacksmith in the whole collection. This specimen is referred to in the Wood article as struck over an 1825 George IV Halfpenny. The fact that the undertype is dated 1825, while the overstrike is dated 1820 proves that the 1008s were antedated in order to evade an 1825 law against counterfeiting. It is even more exciting to realize, as Baker notes in his article, "Some Over-struck Specimens of Br-1008 and other Notes on the Blacksmith Series W. 19-22" which appeared in the Canadian Numismatic Journal in November 1985, that the 1008 circulated as a Halfpenny, but was struck over a hammered-out farthing." It later states that, "This historic specimen, which proves both the antedating thesis snd the creative but crude transformation of farthings into Halfpennies, is unique."
https://coins.ha.com/itm/canada/canada-blacksmith-copper-imitation-tiffin-token-1820-certified-as-genuine-by-ngc-/a/61202-97257.s?type=CoinArchives61202
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 4000-5000 USD